CONTENTS Foreword, by Col. George W. Burleigh 1 Introduction, by Lieut. Alex. R. Thompson 10 Chapter One - The Call to Arms 11 The Veteran Corps of Artillery — founded by officers of the Revolution — served in the War of 1812 — present personnel and organization— desire to do its bit in the World War — Colonel Delafield's efforts — anti-aircraft activities— co-operation from Governors Island and elsewhere. Chapter Two — Filling the Ranks 17 Recruiting — tactical reorganization of the Artillery Service Detachment — drilling in the 71st Regt. Armory — character of recruits — batteries added from Brooklyn, Staten Island and Queens — Ceremonies at City Hall at welcome of French and British Commissions. Chapter Three — Arms and Equipment 26 The acquisition of Krag rifles — purchase of Lewis machine-guns — the raising of the Fund. Chapter Four — The Commission for Study Abroad 29 Information on up-to-date methods of anti-aircraft defense wanting — attempts to acquire same in U. S. — decision to send officers to Europe to procure same — aid and co-operation of City, State and Nation — Gen. J. Franklin Bell's help, and his opinion of the Corps — French and British ambassadors furnish credentials. Chapter Five — The Camp at City Island 35 Need for a military camp— selection of site — description — dates assigned to batteries — routine of camp duty — Capt Gage's report — Fourth Battery in camp when call to Aqueduct duty came— closing of camp. Chapter Six — The Lost Orders 48 S. O. 198A, AGO 1917 — Gen. Dyer consults Col. Delafleld about men to help fill ranks of newly organized New York Guard, designed to take place of N.G.N.Y. called into Federal service — rumors of active service — assembly of Artillery Service Detachment at Armory Aug. 7 — return of Fourth Battery from camp— call for volunteers — waiting at Armory for marching orders — officers of Prov. Batteries A and B — Entrainment Aug. 9 — Peekskill — taking over posts along Aqueduct — replacements, and the work at Headquarters, 27 Cedar Street. Chapter Seven — The Aqueduct 58 Tour of duty of V. C. A. Aug. 7 to Sept. 17 — 667 men on pay-rolls — military survey of Aqueduct — location of Companies and Posts — A private's story — those who helped at Headquarters. Chapter Eight — As the Men Saw It 72 A mess sergeant's narrative — excerpts from letters of enlisted men — "Recollections of a Sergeant" — "Song of the Aqueduct" — a sergeant's experience — ''The Water Wagon" — a report (Sgt. W. W. Mack) — "the Minute Men of Today." Chapter Nine — The Transfer to the 9th C. A. C 90 Growth of the Artillery Service Detachment — statutory limitations — impracticability of remaining an anti-aircraft organization — transfer to New York Guard — G. O. 46, A. G. O. 1917 — those who remained in the V. C. A. — official correspondence relating to the change — "A Toast." Chapter Ten — The Ninth — Colonel Delafield in Command 100 Marching to the new Armory — Brooklyn and adjacent Queens men transfer to Brooklyn units of N. Y. G. — glorious history of the 9th Regiment — choice of officers — the new Ninth's first call to duty. Chapter Eleven — The Supply Company 107 Functions of a Supply Company — personnel — activities — paper-work — the Band — the Machine-Gun Company — personnel — the "9th Coast News." Chapter Twelve (I) — Officers Abroad 113 Maj. Stoddard, Capt Wilder and Lieut. Ward sail Aug. 29, 1917, for Bordeaux — Maj. Stoddard's narrative — Capt. Wilder's experience at the Artillery School at Arnouville — he is gassed — Lieut. Ward's services at Paris, etc. — he stays abroad and is frequently promoted and decorated — Maj. Stoddard and Capt. Wilder return to U. S. — the latter brevetted Major. Chapter Twelve (II) — The Anti-Aircraft Report 132 Transmitted through A. G., S. N. Y. to A. G., U. S. A. — synopsis of report. Chapter Thirteen — The Work of the Regiment 140 Varied activities — fire-fighting company — use of Armory by visiting troops, etc. — bayonet practice — Maj. Stoddard rejoins Regiment, commanding 2nd Battalion — 1st Battalion as guard of honor to visiting Serbian Commission — 2nd Battalion gives exhibition of riot drill and street formation at Madison Square Garden — formation of Woman's Auxiliary — Mrs. John Ross Delafield presents colors to Regiment Chapter Fourteen — In Time of Need 152 Regiment furnishes speakers and battalion parades with music for Third Liberty Loan Drive — officers act as aides in Woman's Service Flag parade — the first State inspection — armory guard maintained — sudden call to meet the Anzacs — review by Gov. Whitman — funeral of Mayor Mitchel — drilling "Y" Secretaries — rifle practice — training school for officers at Camp Whitman — Maj. Hodges returns from Aqueduct duty and resumes command of 3rd Battalion — Col. Delafield relinquishes command to enter Federal service. Chapter Fifteen — Colonel Burleigh Takes Command 177 Col. Delafield appointed Major, O. D., U. S. A., and ordered to Disbursing Bureau — his appreciation of Col. Burleigh — other promotions — the Fourth Liberty Loan and the Regiment's part in it — the 1st Battalion on Russian Day — retirement of Adjutant Davidson — review by Gen. Dyer — Machine-Gun Company surprises audience — review by Gen. Appleton — Inter-Company match on Armory rifle range — review by Gen. Scott. Chapter Sixteen — Field Days and Rifle Work 190 Field days at Van Cortlandt Park — constant practice on Armory rifle range — record of Regiment at Peekskill Range 1918 — Lt. Col. Delafield given supervision of rifle practice Sept., 1918 — preliminary instruction course — organizing rifle team for outdoor matches at Caldwell — records made in matches at Peekskill and Caldwell, 1919 — observations by an officer of the Ninth stationed at Caldwell. Chapter Seventeen — The Old Ninth Returns 215 Parade of welcome to returning "old Ninth" — review — dinner to returning veterans at Armory — Regiment takes part in tactical problem June 19, 1919 — reports of Majors Hoes, Gage and Keyes — Col. Burleigh relinquishes command Oct. 2, 1919. Chapter Eighteen — Later Activities of the Ninth 227 Col. John J. Byrne takes command — problems of replacing time-expired men — "red" propaganda — recruiting campaign — vocational training — re-conversion of Regiment into Coast Artillery — improvements to Armory — Federalization. Chapter Nineteen — How the Non-Manhattan Units of the V. C. A. and 9th. C. A. C. Came Into Being 233 APPENDIX List of Officers and Men, Artillery Service Detachment, Veteran Corps of Artillery, S. N. Y 241 List of Officers and Men, 9th C. A. C., N. Y. G 277 Military Records of Officers of the V. C. A. and 9th C. A. C 327 Financial Reports, Special Funds, V. C. A. and 9th C. A. C 395 List of Contributors to Special Fund 399 Extract of Minutes of the Council of Administration, V. C. A. on Disposition of Special Fund, etc 403 Official Correspondence Concerning Organization of Artillery Service Detachment, V. C. A., and the Foreign Mission 406 Special Orders 198, A. G. O., 1917 — etc. 414 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Colonel John Ross Delafield Frontispiece Seventy-First Regiment Armory viii First Battalion, 9th C. A. C. in Hollow Square 9 V. C. A. Guard of Honor, in City Hall 22 V. C. A., Color Guard, in City Hall 23 Reception to the Prince of Udine 33 Colonel Delafield at City Island 34 Laying out the Camp 36 The Camp from Pelham Bay 36 Tents 37 Mess Hall 39 Guard House 39 The Krag Rifle 39 Airing Tents 39 Setting-up Exercises 44 “At the Double” 47 Machine-Gun Company, 9th. C. A. C 57 Captain Thebaud, Ordnance Officer 65 Typical Post on the Aqueduct 67 Headquarters Company 67 Sentinels Challenging 68 Inspecting a Culvert 69 Lieutenant Taft’s Headquarters 70 Capt. Praeger, Lieut. Sayers, Sgt. Hamilton 71 Company A Street, Peekskill 74 Peekskill — Back from Chow 74 Peekskill, Aug. 9 — Erecting Tents 76 Captain Perry’s Headquarters — Elmsford 76 Kensico Dam — Headquarters, Co. B 78 Company B — Street and Cook-shack 78 An Inspection Trip 89 The Foreign Mission 114 Scenes in France 118 Scenes in France 120 The Devastated Area 124 Anti-Aircraft Material 126 American Officers at School, Arnouville 128 The Ubiquitous Barbed Wire 128 The Armory, 125 West 14th Street 145 Second Battalion at Riot Drill 145 The Ninth in a Liberty Loan Parade 152 John Purroy Mitchel 158 The Funeral of John Purroy Mitchel 159 Governor Charles S. Whitman 160 Y. M. C. A. Secretaries in Central Park 163 Lieut. Col. Burleigh and Staff with “Y” Secretaries 165 General Mann and Staff 166 Dinner to Major Stoddard at the Brevoort 173 A Lewis Machine-Gun at a County Fair Lt Col. Burleigh and Officers at Camp Whitman 175 Col. Delafield and Officers at Camp Whitman 175 Colonel George W. Burleigh Colonel Burleigh and his Staff During a Rest-period Equitation School, Camp Whitman Band of the 9th C. A. C., N. Y. G., at Princeton Lieutenant Colonel Edward C. Delafield 200 Brigadier-General George R. Dyer 205 New York Day at Caldwell, N. J 208 Post 8, Co. A., North of Tuckahoe Road 214 2nd Lieutenant Alexander R. Thompson, Historian 225 Colonel John J. Byrne 226 Captain Theodore T. Lane, (Dec*d.) 232 Third Battery, V. C. A., at Borough Hall, St. George 234 Along the Aqueduct Captains Howland Pell and Theodore T. Lane 323 At Headquarters of Company B Major-General John F. O’Ryan 324 Governor Alfred E. Smith 325 Adjutant General Stotesbury 326 Adjutant General Sherrill 326 Adjutant General Berry 326 Asst Adjutant General Westcott 326 Officers’ Portraits (opposite their Military Records) 328 to 390 Digitized by Google.

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